KEETMANSHOOP - Following his election to represent the //Kharas region in the National Council, New Era caught up with Karasburg East constituency councillor Dennis Coetzee on how he intends to champion the cause of the electorate in the south.
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2020-02-102024-05-07National
Hardap Dam crisis laid bare
MARIENTAL - Stakeholders in the Hardap region, including farmers affected by the closing of the sluices of the Hardap Dam to the irrigation schemes, recently held a meeting with the agriculture, water and forestry minister, Alpheus !Naruseb, in Mariental to discuss ways on how to mitigate the effects it will have on their crop production.
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2020-02-102024-05-07National
WRP, Swanu in new poll challenge
The Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP) and Swanu of Namibia are throwing their spanner into the works of trying to have the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections declared null and void in the electoral court.
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2020-02-102024-04-30Front Page News
Heinaste impounded again… vessel was due in South Korea today
WALVIS BAY - The authorities have once again seized horse mackerel trawler Heinaste just days after a court ordered for its release.
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2020-02-102024-04-30Front Page News
Man admits to sex with five teenage girls
Russian national Alexander Krylov has admitted having sex in 2017 with five under-age girls, but has denied raping them, saying he paid them N$100 each. He further denied that he was aware they were under-aged.
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2020-02-102024-04-30Front Page News
PDM leaders fight for parly seats
Some of the young leaders of the Popular Democratic Movement, who were part of the 96-member list submitted to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) last year, are demanding for their inclusion in the next National Assembly.
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2020-02-102024-04-30Front Page News
Respect poll verdict, Swapo urges
Swapo spokesperson Hilma Nicanor has called on Namibians to respect and accept the Supreme Court verdict handed down last week with regards to last year’s general election.
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2020-02-102024-04-30Front Page News
Govt tightens gambling law… nationwide inspections of businesses underway
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has started conducting nationwide inspections of all gambling and casino operations to create a database of licensed and unlicensed businesses.
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2020-02-102024-05-07National
Heavy storm lashes Oshikoto regional police headquarters
OMUTHIYA – Severe storm lashed Omuthiya on Friday, causing massive damage to the regional police headquarters. The storm ripped off the roof of the N$280 million administration block, while solar panels and official vehicles also suffered damage.
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2020-02-102024-06-18Crime and Courts
Man accused of terrorising women to be tried
A man who was arrested last year on suspicion that he robs and prey on lone women in Windhoek’s Goreangab is set to stand trial in August in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court.